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       %PRISONS OF EXCLUSIVE COMPULSIVE ALTERNATIVE 880601

     If  only  one alternative for action is apparent  and
there  is  a  strong drive to do it,  then it is  all  but
impossible to conceive of any other alternative;  as it is
apparently  in  the nature of things that the  one  option
must be done.  A person who is trapped in situations where
there is only one thing which can be done, is in prison.

     People  who  are put in prison have their freedom  to
select from among alternatives thereby reduced.   They are
not  free to deal with all the alternatives which are open
to people who are not in prison.   How are people who find
themselves in prisons to be liberated from their prisons?

     All people need to become aware of and free to choose
responsibly from wide ranges of opportunities. Responsible
choices are made responsively; i.e., with a willingness to
be   responsive  to  those  who  may  inquire  as  to  the
motivations   and   reasons   for  the  choice.    Through
dialogue  regarding  many alternative choices much can  be
learned.

     The  essence of liberal education is the expansion of
known  and  available alternatives.    Liberally  educated
people  are aware of more alternatives than people who are
not  liberally  educated,  and so are free to choose  from
a wider range of alternatives.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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